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Re: Libya - UN No Fly Zone Operations - OPERATION ODYSSEY DAWN

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TV reports shows Piacenza Tornado's, St Dizier Rafales and Reims F-1CR's.
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CNN reports heavy attacks on the military airfield of Tripoli, ofcourse referring to the former US Air Force Base Wheelus.
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Dutch TV just reported that Dutch F-16's landed at Sicily, Italy. Can someone confirm that Dutch F-16's departed from their homebase earlier this day?
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Venz wrote:Dutch TV just reported that Dutch F-16's landed at Sicily, Italy. Can someone confirm that Dutch F-16's departed from their homebase earlier this day?
MOD Denies this. It says it is still waiting NATO request.
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I think there was a misunderstanding. Believe it were the Danish F-16's that were deployed earlier this day.
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Tornado GR.4's from Marham attacked Libya this evening and returned to Marham safely. This was the longest RAF attack since the Falkland war, in which a distance of around 5000 KM was flown. Which is quite a long flight if you ask me...
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Propwash wrote:Unless Uncle Sam and their fist deep sticking ass buddies, wanna see some great balls of fire in their own front and/or backyard 'again', they better stay out of this.

They already demolished Irag and lost in Afghanistan etc.
Please stick to the suubject. Opinions are welcome, and everyone has its own opinion but this is for an other another toppic --> "Tattle lounge".
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USAF B-2 bombers attacked a major Lybian airfield according to the BBC (06:14h)
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Exxon05 (63-7979) and Exxon06 (62-3551( are still overhead the area.

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wamovements wrote:Exxon05 (63-7979) and Exxon06 (62-3551( are still overhead the area.

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Are you sure, SBS stations in the UK lists them at 07.30 GMT so 30 minutes ago.
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Hi,

The 4 RAF Tornado GR4s from Marham involved are from 2(AC)sq, using Storm Shadow
http://fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewt ... &start=300

The planes returned safely to the UK.

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This morning a new Exxon flight is launched from Mildenhall

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These were Fury23 flight
camel1 wrote:USAF B-2 bombers attacked a major Lybian airfield according to the BBC (06:14h)
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At http://www.defense.gouv.fr/operations/a ... francaises some pictures can be found of French participating aircraft. According to the French ministry of defence 8 Rafales, 2 Mirage 2000-5's, 2 Mirage 2000D's, 6 C-135FR's and 1 E-3F were involved yesterday.
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Around 1100u lt i heard Danish Airforce calling on my scanner, a weak signal, i was unable to see on what freq.
At 11:05u lt i heard some fighters overfly my home at high level (Winschoten, nort-east part of province Groningen). I ran outside and saw 4 contrails heading from north to south at a very high level, I guess FL 350 or higher.
Maybe the fighters ar switched to an Maastricht UAC freq, i did'nt hear them again.

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